Brad Richard
From:
Chisago City, Minnesota
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Posted 6 Oct 2019 11:53 am |
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Ralph - I wish I had a better answer, but.....
I do it the long way. I'll start by either finding melody notes on my piano or from a tab and then hand write them out on a blank sheet music form (treble clef).
Then using a C6 fretboard layout I made, I transpose the notes by hand onto a blank C6 tab form. I keep my unplugged lap steel close by to check that it sounds right.
Then, using the same fretboard thingee and a basic chord chart, I start finding harmony notes where I think they fit.
Then I try to figure out chord note placings where they sound good and where I can actually play them.
Then I try to play it and adjust note placements ("fingering"?) if it seems to make playing smoother or better or something.
As I said, it's kind of a long process. The good thing is you tend to learn the fretboard and chords as you go and what goes where. That said, I only do it this way if I can't find a tab elsewhere. Otherwise, I let Doug B. and many others do all that heavy lifting and I just try to learn to play (hopefully like them someday).
Attached is a YT link to a song I did this way.
Good luck and have fun. And if you figure out a better system or ideas to make it easier, please post
Brad
https://youtu.be/xF0Rtd5Swts |
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